Epigenetic Science and Indigenous health: Key Issues and Considerations for Future Research

Environmental epigenetics is a fast-growing field of scientific research attracting interest from key stakeholders in Indigenous health internationally, including researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and advocacy organisations. It is the study of how various external factors, including food, stress, and toxins, alter genetic expression, and could be biologically passed down to children (and potentially grandchildren).

Citation:
Keaney J, Byrne H, Warin M, ........Brown A. Epigenetic Science and Indigenous health: Key Issues and Considerations for Future Research. Int Indig Policy J. 2023;14(3):1-24.

Keywords:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People; developmental origins of health and disease; Epigenetics; health; intergenerational trauma

Abstract:
Environmental epigenetics is a fast-growing field of scientific research attracting interest from key stakeholders in Indigenous health internationally, including researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and advocacy organisations. It is the study of how various external factors, including food, stress, and toxins, alter genetic expression, and could be biologically passed down to children (and potentially grandchildren).